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It goes by many names around the world: Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Pancake Day, or in parts with strong Finnish heritage, Laskiainen. A theme throughout is fattening food, one last celebration before the Lenten season. Copper Island Academy figured out one way to burn off some of those calories. The …

Tomorrow and Saturday night, along with a matinee Sunday, offers you three chances to see The Story Seller’s Tale, a play put on by the Houghton Middle School. David Crowley is overseeing the production and he explains the general premise. Esme is the Story Seller, who is trying to make …

The GOP majority in Lansing is pushing to reduce state income taxes, something that has gotten the support of representative Greg Markkanen. Senate Bill 768 helps drop the rate for workers and also provides seniors with additional exemptions. Under the Republican plan, the income tax rate would be slashed from …

High School In girls basketball tournament district semifinals last night… • In Division Four District 98…  – Baraga smothered Chassell 76-22. Every Viking scored, led by Corina Jahfetson with 16 points, and Reide Osterman with 15.   – L’Anse dispatched Lake Linden-Hubbell 56-29. – The Purple Hornets and Vikings will …

Organizer Doug Harrer says volunteers are still needed for this weekend’s CopperDog 150 race. Interest in helping out is already high, as seen by turnout on Saturday, February 27th at Calumet High School. We had between 80 and 100 people. I would say three-quarters of them raised their hands and …

Michigan State Police – Calumet Post personnel served an arrest warrant in the City of Houghton Tuesday afternoon. An apprehension was made and the individual was taken to Houghton County Jail where he faces at least one charge of Possession of Methamphetamine. Members of the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team …

Calumet Electronics’ expansion continues, what Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Todd Brassard calls the campus concept. To help facilitate that, the Calumet Township Board of Trustees voted to rezone several parcels of land from C1 (Commercial) to M1 (Manufacturing). Supervisor Timothy Gasperich says it allows for current plans and …

There will be a special session of the Houghton City Council tonight at 5:30 related to a finding in the audit for Fiscal Year 2021, which ended last June. Manager Eric Waara says the problem is a minor one. A pass-through fund, which doesn’t have money allocated to it unless …

Changes in masking guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are allowing districts to relax mandates on buses. Those requirements fell under the purview of the federal government, although there is some disagreement on who has jurisdiction. School buses have usually been exempt from most restrictions imposed …

High School In boys regular-season high school basketball last evening…• Houghton stunned Jeffers 60-56. The Gremlins broke out to an early lead. The Jets came back to tie the contest in the fourth quarter, but Houghton held on for the win. Miiko Salmi led the Gremlins with 18 points, including …